Music heard in the movie

Too late I discovered that IMDb lists only two pieces of music! How I wish that I had noticed that because I would have been making note of them!

Well, I can add this:

"Come Back, Paddy Reilly (to Ballyjamesduff)" ~ The voice sounds familiar, but I can't be certain. It is a very familiar Irish tenor. My memory definitely is faulty. As I do recall, it's heard in the first story. Now, if only the singer's name would come to mind... EDIT: Dennis Day keeps coming to mind, and he was popular about then. Could it be?

In the second, you hear a bit of "The Girl I Left Behind Me", which also is known by several other titles because the Irish won't let a good tune go to waste. It's heard after the suggestion of a pint followed by the rush for the pub~both times.

Also at the pub, we hear a bit of "Finnegan's Wake" when Paddy and Peggy begin talking about their relationship~the part before the return to them for "Would you like to be buried with my people?"

"The Rakes of Mallow" is played on the bagpipes as the train pulls away.

Of course, we also hear "The Rising of the Moon". Again, is it Dennis Day? We hear it later played on the flute then sung by Denis O'Dea, joined by Eileen Crowe (Mr. and Mrs. O'Hara). Then, the tenor is back!

There are so many pieces of music, some of which passed before my brain could sort through titles. I've gone to many faires and other reenactment events and know hundreds of songs; but, sometimes identifying them, especially instrumentals, can be difficult. I KNOW that bit on the harp and tin whistle, but cannot place it~not the second bit but the first, which we hear earlier in the film. Someday, I'll get it all sorted out.



NOTE: The next time I see it, I'll try to be sure to jot down more titles. I hope I won't be putting cats to bed at that time, too! That sort of interferes with keeping track of songs, let alone plots.


(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC